“If you're seeing texts from a number asking for information, asking you to click a link from a number you don't recognize, you should probably just delete it,” he said.

Scasny said the smishing ploy is similar to the email scams.

People will receive text messages indicating they need to change a password, authenticate an account, or act quickly to receive a prize. The text often comes with a link to a website that looks legitimate but may just be a shell for the scammers.

“It's mostly to get information,” Scasny said. “It's about identity theft, being able to convert that to dollars.”

Sabella said he almost fell for one recently even though he knows what to look out for.

“It looked like it was a new network and somebody I knew was trying to contact me, and just as I was going in to click on and see who it was, I realized, ‘wait a minute this is probably not legit’.”

If you do fall victim to a smishing scam, take a picture of the text, check your bank accounts, and report the situation to local law enforcement.